Capital One Foundation Inc

TEACHERS COLLEGE:THE CAPITAL ONE FOUNDATION IS PARTNERING WITH 13 COMMUNITY COLLEGES ("COHORT COLLEGES") ENGAGED IN VARIOUS EFFORTS TO STRENGTHEN CREDIT AND NONCREDIT WORKFORCE PROGRAM ALIGNMENT. WITH GRANT-BASED FUNDING AND GUIDANCE FROM THE FOUNDATION, THE COLLEGES ARE BUILDING UPON PREVIOUS EFFORTS AND EXPERIMENTING WITH INNOVATIVE APPROACHES TO BETTER ALIGNMENT. IN SPRING 2019, THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE RESEARCH CENTER (CCRC) COLLABORATED WITH THE CAPITAL ONE FOUNDATION AND FIVE COHORT COLLEGES TO DESIGN A PROTOTYPE THAT BUILDS COLLEGES' CAPACITIES TO DEVELOP, EVALUATE, AND IMPROVE POLICIES AND PRACTICES GEARED TOWARD ALIGNING CREDIT AND NON-CREDIT PROGRAMS.

RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF CUNY:WITH SUPPORT FROM THE CAPITAL ONE FOUNDATION OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS WE HAVE IMPLEMENTED SEVERAL STRATEGIES TO HELP FURTHER STRENGTHEN THE PROGRAM, INCLUDING: EQUIPMENT AND SOFTWARE UPGRADES; FREE CERTIFICATION BOOT CAMPS FOR CURRENTLY ENROLLED STUDENTS; PARTNERSHIPS WITH A LOCAL NONPROFIT PARTNER, PER SCHOLAS, TO HELP WITH RECRUITMENT EFFORTS; THE AVAILABILITY OF STUDENTS SUPPORTS (I.E. CERTIFICATION TEST VOUCHERS); AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A WELL-ROUNDED ADVISORY BOARD THAT INCLUDES EMPLOYERS AND ACADEMICS FROM THE FIELD.

HOSTOS COMMUNITY COLLEGE:THE PROJECT SEEKS TO STRENGTHEN CAREER PATHWAYS AT THE COLLEGE BY BETTER ALIGNING CEWD'S NON-CREDIT OCCUPATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAMS WITH CREDIT-BEARING ACADEMIC DEGREE PROGRAMS. THE LONG-TERM GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO BETTER PREPARE STUDENTS TO ENTER THE COLLEGE AND TO HELP IMPROVE CREDIT ACCUMULATION AND EMPLOYMENT RATES FOR HOSTOS STUDENTS. THE GRANT WILL FACILITATE THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW CREDIT ARTICULATION AGREEMENTS THAT GIVE CREDIT TO STUDENTS THAT ENROLL IN HOSTOS AFTER SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETING A CEWD OCCUPATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAM IN HIGH-DEMAND FIELDS SUCH AS ALLIED HEALTH AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY. THE GRANT ALLOWS US TO PARTNER WITH FACULTY AND ADMINISTRATORS TO DEVELOP STRATEGIES FOR GRANTING CREDIT FOR PRIOR LEARNING, PART OF A BROADER INITIATIVE ACROSS CUNY. THE PROJECT WILL ALSO FOCUS ON DEEPENING CONNECTIONS BETWEEN CEWD AND THE COLLEGE AROUND STUDENT ASSESSMENT AND SUPPORT SERVICES, SO THAT BOTH MATRICULATED AND NON-MATRICULATED STUDENTS RE

DALLAS COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE:THE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM OF DCCCD ENCOMPASSES MANY AREAS THAT WORK WITH DALLAS COUNTY ENTITIES TO DELIVER RESEARCH AND INFORMATION FOR CAREER DEVELOPMENT AND JOB SKILLS. OUR LABOR MARKET INTELLIGENCE (LMI) DEPARTMENT PLAYS A VITAL ROLE IN GIVING LEADERSHIP AND WORKFORCE PARTNERS DATA ON THE SKILLS DEMANDS FOR DALLAS COUNTY'S PRIMARY JOB NEEDS. EMPLOYERS AND DCCCD LEADERSHIP DISCUSS LMI INFORMATION WITH WORKFORCE ADVISORY BOARDS INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL OF OUR DISTRICT. MUCH OF THE INFORMATION SHARED COMES FROM THE LMI RESEARCH TEAM FOR MAKING DECISIONS REGARDING PROGRAMS OFFERED AT DCCCD, WHICH ASSIST OUR COUNTY AND AREA WITH EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOR EMPLOYING A SKILLED WORKFORCE. THIS IN TURNS GIVE OUR STUDENTS ACCESS TO LEARNING SKILLS THAT WILL PREPARE THEM TO OBTAIN ECONOMICALLY STABLE JOBS.